A badger
that fell through the ceiling of a Superdrug store had been sheltering from
Storm Ciara in a ventilation shaft.
The
animal shocked staff at the outlet in Northampton's Grosvenor Centre when it
came through a ceiling panel, before running under the perfume counter.
The
Northamptonshire Badger Group was called to rescue the female badger, and
subsequently set it free.
A
spokeswoman for Superdrug said the animal took refuge amid stormy weather.
The store
was shut on Sunday due to a "visiting badger" which "snuck in
through a ventilation shaft to take shelter from Storm Ciara," she said.
Storm
Ciara swept across the UK from Sunday, bringing strong winds and rain.
Sally
Jones, from the Northamptonshire Badger Group, described the Superdrug rescue
as "the oddest" it has ever carried out.
She said
staff saw the badger "fall through the ceiling", hit the floor, and
then trundle off "a bit dazed".
Ms Jones
said by the time the group arrived "there were perfume bottles strewn over
the floor".
They were
able to capture the animal and took it away to "assess her".
Ms Jones
said: "She was very calm. No sign of any injuries or anything, and we took
[the badger] to a safe place that we know she can be released."
The
badger was set free later the same day.
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